Dinosaurs On A Space Ship

[poliphilo]

Earlier incarnations of the Doctor didn't go in for kill and quip. It was one of the things that differentiated the character from other super hero types like Bond or Arnie. I sense (and deplore) a growing amorality. 

Otherwise this second episode fully delivered on the promise of its title. Production values have never been higher. Rory's Dad is the new Wilf Mott (only Wilf Mott moved me). 

Comments

[butterscotch711.livejournal.com]

In the very first Dalek story, the Doctor and his companions convince the Thals to go to war.

Later, Tom Baker's Doctor is philosophical and pacifist and refuses to destroy the Daleks. Later still, Sylver McCoy's Doctor (very controversially) destroys the Dalek planet. I think the Doctor has swung between pacifism and non-pacifism and it's something worthy of the series's ongoing exploration but-

Spoiler warning for Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

-it wasn't done well in this episode. I think what was supposed to lead to the Doctor's decision at the end was his reaction to Solomon having committed genocide. But the Doctor's reaction wasn't delved into enough. It was clumsy.

(Otherwise, I agree, a fun, very well made episode.)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Nine and Ten were deeply conflicted about violence. Eleven seems to take it in his stride- which makes him altogether less interesting....